Heat islands : understanding and mitigating heat in urban areas in the news

Mitigating the effect of urban heat release on local rainfall

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Urban Heat Island warming effects related to population density are quantified for the first time

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Rapid urbanization and shrinking green spaces drive urban heat island effects in lower income countries

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Hyderabad's concrete jungle & dying lakes turn cooler spots into heat islands

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Urban heat islands: A double-edged sword for city dwellers' survival

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For plants, urban heat islands don't mimic global warming

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Global cities grapple with how to cool 'urban heat islands'

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Feb sizzles at 36degCelsius as city faces urban heat island effect

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Urban heat island effect sees Auckland CBD temperatures soar at night

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Extreme heat is now making cities unlivable. How can we survive it?

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New tool provides knowledge on heat stress vulnerability in cities for more targeted adaptation

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Power cuts in parts of island city amid October heat

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How Google's new AI tool helps cities deal with extreme heat

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Study reveals key strategies to combat urban heat vulnerability

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The cool technologies that could protect cities from dangerous heat

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Ancient civilizations had ways to counter the urban heat island effect--how history's lessons apply to cities today

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Cities are tackling rising heat - but they have to avoid a dangerous trap

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Surrounding cities with trees may bring down urban heat

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4 ways that cities can--and should--protect their citizens from extreme heat

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